shoe the goose

To attempt a futile or pointless task. You'd have better luck shoeing a goose than getting those flowers to grow on such rocky soil. A: "I'm busy fixing this cassette player right now." B: "You're busy shoeing the goose, more like! Who needs a cassette player these days?"

词组	shoe the goose
释义	shoe the goose shoe the goose To attempt a futile or pointless task. You'd have better luck shoeing a goose than getting those flowers to grow on such rocky soil. A: "I'm busy fixing this cassette player right now." B: "You're busy shoeing the goose, more like! Who needs a cassette player these days?" See also: goose, shoe Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: you can't get blood out of a turnip trip for biscuits plough the sand plow the sands milk the ram milk the bull bring sand to the beach Athens bring owls to Athens send owls to Athens
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